The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01

termasters department. Alttle later Wash
ington was at the head of the Continental
forces, and the biography of Posey says he
had joined the army, and young as he was,
had been Immediately appointed Captain.
Right here brief quotation from the sketch
in the Port FoLio
'Soon after Capt. Posey joined the main
army Gen. Washington directed selection
of officers and men TO be made from the diff
ferent corps to compose a rife regiment, to
be commanded by Col. Daniel Morgan.
Young Posey was one of the Captains.
No mention is made of the influence which
gave Posey this commission in the crack
command of the Continental army But a
little later he showed the blood that was in
him. when MAD Anthony Wayne led the
night assault upon Stony Point with picked
body OF officers and men. That most bril-
liant and daring feat of therevolution called
from Congress a vote Of thanks TO every man
who participated in it, and a gold medal for
MAD Anthony"
From Major, Posey rose to Colonel, and
then to Brigadier General He distinguished
himself by personal proves in the Georgia
campaign, and when the war was over he
settled again in Western Virginia, but did
not remain long From some source he had
inherited a restless spirit Of adventure and
enterprise. He moved further westward,
and in 1910 he was found presiding as Lieu
tenant Governor over the Senate of Ken
tucl<y. When the war of 1912 came on,
Gen. PoSey was one of the first to present
himself. and was placed at the head of the
troops raised by Kentucky. When hostili-
ties were over, handsome tribute TO Gen.
Posey's course was paid by the authorities OF
Kentucky Leaving this record behind him,
he moved to Attakapas in Louisiana, and
was sent to the United States Snates. That
position he gave up to accept the more inn
portaut one of Governor and CnlmiSsione
in charge of Indiana Territory. The
Governorship he held until the admission of
Indiana as a State.
Washington and Posey lived to nearly the
same age--67 yearS-and the manner OF
death in each caSe,was very similar. wash
ington caugh severe cold from horseback
ride in the rain Posey contracted his cold
on a trip down the Wabash river i'll bad
weather; both men took totheir beds; the
usual remedies failed, and they passed away
calmly, conscious, and giving instructions as
to worldly matters Just before the end.
Posey. before he died, placed in the hands
of his wife a sketch Of his life aud n slealed
letter The letter has never been made
public.
One more extract, and the most signif-
cant of all, remains to be given from the
Port Folio sketch. 1t is this:
- III MS person Nfen. IOSsg Va, bttlsdllhEb
tic, and finely formed. His appearance
united dignity and gracefuness, and in his
manners were blended III a remarkable de
gree the stately and gallant bearing Of the
soldier with the ease and suaylty Of the pol
ished gentleman. His face was remarkably
handsome, his features high, fine, and promi-
nent. andi IL at times they assumed the stern
ness of command, there was softness in
his fiue blue eye, a spirit and intelligence,
mingled with calm and benevolent expires
sion, which prevailed the whole counte-
nance. that at once attracted the admire
ton, and even the affections of the be-
HOLDER
And there the sketch closes. Between the
lines one may read that the resemblance
OF Posey 10 Washington was very striking,
but the writer of 1924 makes no mention OF
it.
Years afterward there appeared in an
ancyclopedia a brief sketch Of Gen. Thomas
posey, in which We're used these words: HE
wasthe intimate friend Of Washington
In Sparks American Biographies, pub
lished IN the forties there Is a short sketch
of Gen. Thomas Posey. which the author
says was compiled from memoranda in the
hands of his family. This, too, ignores the
story OF the relationship with Washington.
II contains nothing more in the way OF ia
FORMATION than appears in the Port foHo
sketch. but there Is the following rather curl.
Gus reason given for the elaborate personal
descriptions: